Example 21.6 Customizing Survival Plots

PROC LIFETEST, like other statistical procedures, provides a PLOTS= option and other options for modifying its output without requiring template changes. See
Chapter 49,
The LIFETEST Procedure,
for more information. Those options are sufficient for most purposes. This example shows ways that you can change the template when those options are not sufficient.

This example changes the default title of the survival plot in PROC LIFETEST from "Product-Limit Survival Estimate" to "Kaplan-Meier Plot" through a template change. Subsequent parts of this example change other aspects of the plot including the legend, inset table, ticks, and the overall layout—all through template changes.